diff --git a/patches/openwrt/0009-wifi-scripts-allow-per-IF-mesh-basic-rate-selection.patch b/patches/openwrt/0009-wifi-scripts-allow-per-IF-mesh-basic-rate-selection.patch
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@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+From: David Bauer <mail@david-bauer.net>
+Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 11:43:36 +0100
+Subject: wifi-scripts: allow per-IF mesh basic rate selection
+
+Bringing up a mesh interface using wpa_supplicant already supports a
+per-VIF basic rate selection. Add the same ability when creating a mesh
+VIF without wpa_supplicant.
+
+Signed-off-by: David Bauer <mail@david-bauer.net>
+
+diff --git a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
+index 368885246a73b14153ffe3c7d83627f873111742..5b5a7fabda896c978b685b89163a36bae33fcdb6 100755
+--- a/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
++++ b/package/network/config/wifi-scripts/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
+@@ -841,13 +841,19 @@ mac80211_setup_adhoc() {
+ 
+ mac80211_setup_mesh() {
+ 	json_get_vars ssid mesh_id mcast_rate
++	json_get_values iface_basic_rate_list basic_rate
+ 
+ 	mcval=
+ 	[ -n "$mcast_rate" ] && wpa_supplicant_add_rate mcval "$mcast_rate"
+ 	[ -n "$mesh_id" ] && ssid="$mesh_id"
+ 
++	brlist="$basic_rate_list"
++	if [ -n "$iface_basic_rate_list" ]; then
++		brlist="$iface_basic_rate_list"
++	fi
++
+ 	brstr=
+-	for br in $basic_rate_list; do
++	for br in $brlist; do
+ 		wpa_supplicant_add_rate brstr "$br"
+ 	done
+